Brassieres



D. HAIMOFF Sept. 1, 1936.

BRAssIRE Filed Jan. 17, 1934 Patented Sept. l, 1936 UNITED STATES Davia Hamon,

naAsslEREs Los Angeles, cam., maar. by

mesne assignments, to Sho-Form Brassires, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation o! Cali-- fornia Y Application January 17, 1934, Serial No. 707.021

Y z claims. This invention relates geherally to the class of apparel, and same is more particularly directed to comfort topthe wearer and serve to raise the breasts to their more normal positions.

Another object is to provide a brassire whose breast supports are each characterized by a plurality of complementary sections which mutually function to produce a breast receptacle, the shape of which is accurately'breast-like in all essential respects. N

A further object is to provide a brassire which will yieldingly exert an upward lift upon the breasts through the embodiment of means that will be wholly invisible when the brassire is worn beneath eveningdresses, thev backs of which are low-cut. c

Referring now to the accompanying drawing for a better understanding of my invention,

Figure 1 is a view substantially in front elevation of the brassire showing same applied;

Figure 2 is a view substantially in rear elevation of the brassire showing same applied;

Figure 3 is a section on th line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view illustrating a de.- tachable connection embodied in the brassire;

Figure 5 is a perspective view looking at thebrassire from the rear.

In carrying the invention into practice, I employ a brassire consisting of a body member 5 including a front piece 6 and back pieces 1-1. These several pieces may be constructed of any suitable well known fabric material, such aspsatin. The back pieces 1-1 aresubstantially triangular and the small free end 8 of each thereof has secured thereto one end of an elastic tape 9. n reference to Figure 2 of the drawing, it will be noted thatthe tape 9 at the right hand side passes through the slot I0 of a tape guide Il, and the end I2 of the tape extends to a point inv advancel the left hand side passes through the slot I3 in said tape guide and the end I4 of this tape is provided with a hook I4 which has detachable connection with an eye I (Figure 4) the latter secured to the member 5 at a point in advance of `the opposite end of said tape, whereby to permit the member to be readily adjustedY so that it may be passed over the head andv operatively adjusted to the person of the user. The said tape guide I I is formed with a horizontal slot I6 through which is looped one end of a tensioning tape I8, the latter preferably formed of inelastic material. The lower end of this tensioning tape is provided with means I9 adapted to be detachably secured at the waist line to a corset or some other forni of undergarment, whereby movement in an upward direction will be imparted to the member 5 for a purpose to be hereinafter set forth.

The front piece 6 is provided with breast supports which may be formed of lace or other suitable soft material. The lower marginal edges of these supports are stitched to said front piece. Adjustable shoulder straps 2I connect the said breast supports with the back pieces l, and it thus follows that when pull in a downward direction is exerted upon the tape I8 the front of the brassire will be elevated. The front and back pieces 6 and 1 oi' the body member 5 are suitably lined, such as with net, and secured to the inner'face4 ofthe front piece 6 and substantially following the `marginal portions of the supports are crescent-'shaped pieces or saddles 22 whose upper edges are faced with elastic tape material 23. These pieces 22 are formed with a fullness so that they may stretch longitudinally when the tape 23 is respectively stressed and relaxed. 'I'he said pieces 22 are of such width that by being shaped and disposed in the positions aforementioned they dene with the supports 20 arcuate pockets to receive the` lower portions of the breasts. It follows that ,because of the construction last stated, a vertical lift will be imparted 'to the breasts frombeneath same after the article has been adjusted to the person and the tape I8 connected with the corset or other undergarment. When the tape I8 is pulled in a downward direction, it stretches the tapes 9 so that when the brassire is used with a dress the back of which is low cut, said tapes will not be visible to the eye. The arrangement of parts employed is thus not only such as will impart a vertical lifting motion to the bust supports 20 and, incidentally, conceal the tapes 9 from view, but, I have provided eiective means f or yieldingly supporting the breasts in a manner that will result in the greatest comfort to the user. The general construction of the article is also such as to prevent cutting or abrading of the breasts.

In order that the brassire may be as nearly form-tting as possible, the supports 20 are each formed of a plurality of substantially similar sections 20a, each of which, in profile, is breastshaped. In the form herein illustrated, I employ four such sections,l and the side `edge portions of one section are stitched to the like edge portions of the adjacent or complementary sections.

The lower-edge of the front piece 6 is gathered at 6a along a vertical line drawn between the supports 20 and this gathered edge is made elas-I tic by the application of a suitable length of rub'- ber tape 6b. 'I'his readily allows for expansion and contraction of the brassire to compensate for like movements of the chest of the user or when breathing. A

The shoulder straps 2| should, of course, be of linelastic material such as a suitable grade of silk or satin ribbon. When a downward pull is appliedto the elastic tapes 9, it follows that the shoulder straps may freely slide across the shoul ders in order that the intended lift may be transferred to the supports 20. The tapes 9, like the tapes 23, should be constructed of a good grade of rubber but the tapes 23 should be more delicate or more readily capable of being .stretched than the tapes 9.

What is claimed is:

1. A garment comprising a body vmember of a form to partly embrace the body above the waist line and including breast supports, each support including a substantially crescent-shaped saddle portion 'at its lower marginal edge, the same formed of soft material with a fullness to enable same to be stretched and being faced by an elastic tape so as to gather in said fullness and enable said portion to yield when 'pull in an upward direction is applied to the body member, shoulder straps connected with the supports, back pieces of substantially triangular form'secured to the body member at the opposite sides thereof and secured at their upper edges to the lower ends ofy said shoulder straps at the back of the garment. a tape guide in back of 4the garment, elastic tapes complementary to each triangular back piece and each being' attached to said guide and having two angularly related branches terminally secured to a complementary back'piece, and means for connecting the guide with a waist line garment to tension the elastic tapes and to exert an upward pull upon the body member and thus cause a lifting vof the breasts and for yieldingly stressing the saddles to cause same to snugly embrace the breasts throughout the lengths of the saddles.

2. In a brassire, a body embracing member having means for supporting same from the shoulders, said member including a front piece having breast receiving and supporting cups, each provided with a substantially crescent shaped in said upward direction is applied to said em` bracing member; and means for exerting the aforementioned upward pull upon said embracing member, said body embracing member having a circumferentially expansible and contractible portion medially of the front and at thev bottom of the member adapted to yieldingly compensate for upward pull upon said member.

. DAVID HAIMOFF. 

